No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Sylvain Sylvain (R.I.P.) of the New York Dolls.

In her essay ‘Notes on “Camp”’, Susan Sontag said that camp is about dethroning the serious. To twist Wilde, the essence of camp is the Importance of Not Being Earnest. In another famous passage about camp – from Christopher Isherwood’s The World in the Evening – one of the characters expresses his vexation with Quakers: their dogged dedication to simplicity and sincerity, plain dress and plain speech. ‘I respect them … They’ve got the courage of their convictions, and they mean exactly what they say … What I do hate about the Quakers, though, is their lack of style. They don’t know how to do things with an air … They’ve no notion of elegance …’ (Isherwood lived for a while with a Quaker community in California, so knew about this first hand.) Another version of the puritan versus cavalier divide is Willa Cather’s dichotomy between Presbyteria and Bohemia. In her short story ‘Paul’s Case’, a highly strung, dandy youth in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – a state founded by Quakers – flouts his father’s desire for him to go into business, moves to New York and fritters all his potential in the pursuit of exquisiteness.

The big difference between Paul’s early-twentieth-century brand of foppery and its late-twentieth-century version was, as Sontag observed, that ‘the old-style dandy hated vulgarity. The new-style dandy, the lover of Camp, appreciates vulgarity.’ This was the Dolls and their audience to a T: they found amusement, even a sort of sublimity, in after-midnight B-movies, comic books and other mass-culture pabulum.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock And Awe.

For every action there is…well, truth be told, in the instance of a slight as perceived by a hot-headed pit bull, a decidedly unequal reaction. Last Saturday’s episode of N.C.I.P. began with DJ Reeshard flying solo. This wasn’t planned. Co-host Lee-Roy was nowhere to be found at air time and didn’t turn up until, some thirty minutes later, a sopping wet dog entered the Purple Bat Lounge with murder in his heart for one of the bar’s neighbors. Were I to tell you that ‘Merriment ensued…’ you probably wouldn’t believe me. You’d be right, but that didn’t stop the flow of terrific music, nor did Lee-Roy’s vengeful intent prevent Uncle Morty’s truck from pulling up at the halfway point. Indeed, one of Morty’s products proved the catalyst for an evening unlike any other experienced on Brush Street. How different? Click immediately below and hear for yourself…

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THE FIRST SET

The True Reflection — “That’s Where I’m Coming From” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics And Rarities

J.M. Tim And Foty — “Eda” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

The Raiders — “Dardanella” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Machito — “Tanga” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

The Rev-Lons — “Whirlwind” — She’s All Right with Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968

Angkanang Kunchai — “Yak Si Glap Isan” — The Sound of Siam 2: Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970-1982

? And The Mysterians — “Do You Feel It” — Action

Bunny Lion — “Jubilation” — Red

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

                 

The Angelos — “Bad Motorcycle” — Inferno Party

THE SECOND SET

Charanjit Singh — “Aayega Aanewala – Transicord (Mahal)” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

Heinz — “I’m Not A Bad Guy” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Tradition — “Natty Rockers” — Tradition In Dub

Billy & The King Bees — “Susie Q” — Volt 45rpm

Le Ry-Co Jazz — “Zaïna” — Dansons…Avec Le Ry-Co Jazz

The 13th Floor Elevators — “Earthquake” — Easter Everywhere [Stereo]

Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Chuchuhuashero” — La Danza Del Petrolero

The Undertones — “My Perfect Cousin” — An Introduction To The Undertones

Andre Toussaint — “Nassau Cha Cha” — Mirror to the Soul: Caribbean Jump-Up, Mambo and Calypso Beat 1954-77

Howard Werth — “Obsolete” — Dangerhouse Volume One

THE THIRD SET

La Logia Sarabanda — “Todos O Ninguno” — Guayaba

New York Dolls — “Subway Train” — New York Dolls

Bantous Jazz — “Watchi Wara” — The Shrine Presents Afrobeat

Danny Cobb — “My Isabella” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Ana Ries Kenalky” — Nubian Magic

Roxy Music — “Serenade” — Stranded

King Tubby — “Hijack The Barber” — Dub From The Roots

THE FINAL SET

The Crossfires — “Chunky” — Out Of Control

Afrosound — “Una Abeja En El Semáforo” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

Alan Vega and Martin Rev — “Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne” — Suicide (Second Album)

Elegance Jazz — “Ngalula Marthe” — Congo 70: Rumba Rock

The Answer — “I’ll Be In” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 3: Feeling Zero

J. Ismail & ‘D’ Irama — “Lupakan Aku” — Steam Kodok : 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Duke Mitchell — “The Lion” — Crystalette 45rpm

Jun Mayuzumi — “Ai Ga Hoshii No” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’roll 1965-70

The Dramatics — “Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo” — Detroit Soul 4: Andre Williams

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Ennio Morricone — “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!” — Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! OST

Pictured: The Standells.

Pictured: Jackie Mittoo.

...Keyboardist Jackie Mittoo…especially cited by many musicians as unsung heroes whose musical genius guided Studio One into the roots era and enriched Jamaica’s bank of riddims immeasurably. Dudley Sibley echoed the sentiments of many Jamaican musicians when he explained: “You can’t leave out the great Jackie Mittoo. Jackie would hardly go home. Jackie would live at Studio One. Night and day Jackie would be at Studio One, thinking how to evolve this music. Him really play a great part, him a the brainchild in the riddim.” If anything, Sibley’s comments are an understatement, considering Mittoo’s arrangement with Dodd, under which the keyboardist allegedly agreed to compose five new riddims per week—theoretically totaling thirteen hundred riddims during his five-year stint at Studio One!

—  Michael Vela, Dub: Soundscapes And Shattered Songs In Jamaican Reggae.

As resident DJ’s at The Purple Bat Lounge, Reeshard & Lee-Roy did a serviceable job of putting to bed a year whose tail end most couldn’t see soon enough. Sure, there was some drama in the Women’s — when isn’t there? —  and the occasional but always amusing friction between human and dog couldn’t be denied. But all concerned emerged from last Saturday evening glad for their place at the dark end of Brush Street. You can be too, even though you probably don’t live anywhere nearby. Just click on the big arrow immediately below, and prepare to murder a couple of hours with a soundtrack best suited for just such an (in)activity…

 

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THE FIRST SET

Earth Wind & Fire — “Shining Star” — Sweet Soul Music: 24 Scorching Classics From 1975

Jo Bisso — “Lovers Concerto” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

Manuel & The Renegades — “Woody Wagon” — The Surf Creature Vol. 2

Googoosh — “Age Mishod Che Mishod” — Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop

The Mirettes — “He’s Alright with Me” — She’s All Right with Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968

The Revolutionaries — “Regulation 15” — Can’t Stop the Dread: High Note Roots 1975-1979

The Athenians — “I Can’t Stand It” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Tito Puente — “Chi Que Te Va a Gustar” — The Complete 78s Vol. 3

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

                 

Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab — “Kamasutra” — Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party

THE SECOND SET

Los Dandy’s — “Normal Nomás” — Lindo Amorcito

The Misunderstood — “My Mind” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Jumping Jack” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Alan Vega — “Magdalena 82” — Collision Drive

The Original Funk — “Loy KraTong Disco” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Wire — “Mannequin” — Pink Flag

Foundars 15 — “Money Or Love” — Co-Operation

Soul Brothers Six — “You Gotta Come A Little Closer” — Philadelphia Roots

Dacita & Her Orquesta — “Solido Joaquin” — Pachuco Boogie Featuring Don Tosti

THE THIRD SET

Joe Lutcher — “Ojai” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

The Jamaicans — “Love Uprising” — Trojan Rare Groove Box Set

The Neon Boys — “That’s All I Know (Right Now)” — Neon Boys + Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta — “Yo Soy Tu Dolor” — Merveilles du Passé 1967

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez — “The Happy Organ” — Happy Organs, Wild Guitars And Piano Shuffles

Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos — “Hong Kong” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

The Paley Brothers — “Too Good To Be True” — The Paley Brothers

Unknown Artist — “Unknown Title” — Cambodian Swing Machine

THE FINAL SET

The Neons — “Tuscon” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute to Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 2

Le Grand Kalle — “Camaro” — Congo: Rumba On The River

The Pop Group — “3:38” — Y

A.Sukiyaki & The Swinging Surfaris — “Kachang Gorengan” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Eddie Kirk — “The Grunt” — Fortune 45rpm

Tabou Combo — “Eleve L’ecole” — Haïti

Marvin Gaye — “’T’ Plays It Cool” — Trouble Man OST

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Pharoah Sanders — “Astral Traveling” — Thembi

Pictured: William ‘Bootsy’ Collins.

“LSD was a big part of why I left James Brown’s band,” Collins admits. “I promised myself I’d never do it during a show, but we had a father-son relationship, and he pestered me so much not to do it that one day I just did. My bass turned into a snake and I can’t even remember playing. After, he called me in the back room, as he always did, and was explaining how terrible I was – even when I wasn’t taking LSD. I laughed so hard I was on the floor. To him, that was very disrespectful. He had his bodyguard throw me out.”

— Bootsy Collins, interviewed by The Guardian (2017).

Were you really, really in need of shelter from the plague (no, not that one) that is Xmas music, all you had to do was step inside the Purple Bat Lounge last Saturday evening. Holiday? What holiday? Within the bar’s stygian confines all was as it should have beeen on the dark end of Brush Street: DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy spun some three dozen storming tunes, Uncle Morty stopped by and a very promising Blaxploitation double feature beckoned at The Madison Theater. Yes, our preferred dive was safe from seasonal so-called cheer, but not without effort:  Local carolers turned up at the alleyway entrance, only to be scared off by local pimp Lotsa Poppa, brandishing an extra-large Lee-Roy Cocktail™. Check it all out for yourself, simply by clicking immediately below…

 

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THE FIRST SET

Carrie Lucas — “Dance With You” — Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Vol. 2

Napo De Mi Amor et Ses Black Devils — “Leki Santchi” — African Scream Contest

Four El-Moroccos — “To-Bango” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three

La Logia Sarabanda — “Llamada Del Sur” — Guayaba

Kevin Ayers — “Day By Day” — The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

Eddie Warner — “Poppy Chimes” — Alexis Le-Tan & Jess Presents Studio Ganaro: Space Oddities (1972-1982)

Love — “Softly To Me [Mono]” — Love

Ahmed Malek — “Tikjda” — Musique Originale De Films

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

                    

Soul Runners — “Grits ‘n Corn Bread” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Les Loups Noirs — “Escale A La Martinique” — …Toujours

The Smoke — “My Friend Jack (Demo Version)” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Blue Lue” — Keep On Dancing

The Swallows — “It Ain’t The Meat” — Blowing The Fuse: 1952

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Cantiere” — Ritmo Dell’industria N°2

James Reese & The Progressions — “It’s Got Soul” — Wait For Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972

Adnan Othman — “Gadis Semalam” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

The Nervous Kats — “Chong” — Ikon Records Story

Ray & His Court — “El Sapo” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

THE THIRD SET

Wayne Cochran — “Chopper 70” — Crash Of Thunder

Jo Bisso — “Give It Up” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

The Knockouts — “You Can Take My Girl” — The Goodie Train

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Temasah Ria” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970: Vol.1

Johnny Thunders — “Leave Me Alone” — So Alone

The Travellers — “Natty Dread At The Controls (feat. U-Black)” — King Jammy’s Presents: Black Black Minds

William ‘Bootsy’ Collins — “Countracula (This One’s For You)” — The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Maria-Maria” — Nubian Magic

THE FINAL SET

The Revolutionaries — “Kunta Kinte Version One” — Drum Sound: More Gems from Channel One Dub Room 1974-1980

Mickey Baker — “Steam Roller” — R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch

Manzanita — “Un Sabado Por La Noche” — Chicha For The Jet Set

Nathaniel Mayer — “I Wanna Dance with You” — I Just Want to Be Held

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Adek-Ku Pulang” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

İpucu Beşlisi — “Heyecanli” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Iggy & The Stooges — “Shake Appeal” — Raw Power (1997 Iggy Pop Mix – 2012 Vinyl Remaster)

Bappi Lahiri — “Discotheque Music” — Bombay Disco 1 (Disco Hits from Hindi Films 1979-1985)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Moondog w. Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson— “All Is Loneliness” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography

Pictured: Peter Perrett of The Only Ones.

 

Pictured: Fela Kuti.

Saturday — when Fela presented his ”Comprehensive Show” complete with the Egypt 80 dancers and an enormous, ritual conical “cigar” presumably filled with marijuana and various native herbs — was also mainly a dance night, with the most diverse audience of the week; listeners traveled from all over Lagos and beyond to enjoy the music. For some attendees, a visit to the Shrine, with its marijuana smoking, go-go dancers, and antigovernment lyrics, was an act of social rebellion in itself. Others came to engage, examine, or debate Fela’s political philosophy. Still other visitors were content merely to enjoy the music, irrespective of its political sentiments. Each show concluded at dawn with Fela pausing before the shrine in the rear of the building. With intense flames leaping into the air, the “Chief Priest of Shrine” paused — flanked by two young male attendants — to salute his ancestors and Pan-Africanist heroes, before returning home as the rest of Lagos awakened with the dawn.

— Michael Veal, Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon.

Nigerians had (and now have again, albeit in rebuilt form) The Shrine. Denizens of the darker end of Brush St. in downtown Detroit have The Purple Bat Lounge. These two entities, half a world distant from one another, are less dissimilar than one might suspect initially. In both cases patrons tend to stay all night, regardless of curfews and legislated hours for Last Call, as the prospect of returning home before dawn represents nothing less than a foolhardy impulse. Both establishments bear renown out of proportion to their humble settings. And both places benefit from associations with charismatic figures: One attended The Shrine to see, hear and dance to Fela – and you can only find Lee-Roy at The Purple Bat Lounge. Need proof? Click on the arrow immediately below…

 

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THE FIRST SET

Rufus & Chaka Khan — “You Got the Love” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

Afro Soul System — “Tink Tank” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast        

The Spiders — “Don’t Blow Your Mind” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 2: Chicks Are For Kids!

Melih & Faruk & Serdar & Saygun — “Aynali Carsi” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “I Love You, You Big Dummy” — Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Big Joe — “World Wide Kaya” — At The Control

The Yardbirds — “Hot House Of Omagarishid” — Roger The Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

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Michele Torr — “Non, A Tous Les Garcons” — C’est Chic! (French Girl Singers Of The 1960s)

THE SECOND SET

The Real Kids — “All Kindsa Girls” — The Real Kids

Catchito & Cacha Po — “Fine Fine Woman” — Guitar Safari : Electric Explosion In Africa

The Carnations — “Scorpion” — Dancehall Stringbusters Vol. 2

Bappi Lahiri — “Disco Title Music From ‘Dahshat’” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Sadistic Mika Band — “Taifuuka” — Kurofune (Black Ship)

The Four Clippers — “You Can’t Trust A Woman” — Vicious Vicious Vocals! Volume Vun

Los Mirios — “Muchachita del Oriente” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

Dennis Coffey — “Impressions Of” — Big City Funk

THE THIRD SET

King Tubby’s — “King At The Controls” — Psalms Of Drums: The Black And White Story

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

Very Be Careful — “Playas Marinas” — Escape Room

The Mermen — “Honeybomb” — Food For Other Fish

Fela & Africa 70 — “Who’re You? (Original 45 Version)” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria

THE FINAL SET

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Born to Lose’ — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Omar Khorshid — “Rahbaniyat (Rahbani Variations)” — Guitar El Chark

Paul Gayten — “Hot Cross Burns” — Sound Of Detroit 2: Original Gems From The Motown Vaults

Ros Serey Sothea — “Jam 10 Kai Thiet (Wait 10 More Months)” — Cambodian Rocks

The Standells — “Medication” — Dirty Water

Icebreakers w. The Diamonds — “Grand Rock” — Planet Mars Dub

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes” — Manifesto

Manzanita — “Mi Choza, Mi Chacra y Mi Mujer” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…                      

Marga Benitez & The Mello-Tones — “Winos On Parade” — Marga 45rpm

Pictured: The New York Dolls.

Mind you, the name they switched to, New York Dolls, is itself rich in camp associations. Although the name was actually inspired by a toy hospital in Manhattan, ‘doll’ was by 1971 already a quaint term for ‘cute girl’ or ‘broad’ (as in the musical Guys and Dolls or the Swinging Sixties term ‘dolly birds’). But it also evoked Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann’s 1966 pulp best-seller about showbiz starlets in Hollywood, which then became a hugely successful movie melodrama. In the book and movie, ‘dolls’ is the nickname for pills: the uppers and downers to which one of the actresses becomes addicted. By 1970, the already absurd film had a parody sequel in the form of Russ Meyer’s glorious camp fantasia Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, in which an all-female rock band arrive in LA and become embroiled in druggy, polysexual decadence. So the name New York Dolls neatly compacted the city of their birth and source of their spirit with a campy, outmoded ideal of feminine beauty, plus a hint of chemical excess.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock And Awe.

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THE FIRST SET

Orgone — “Strike” — New You, Part 1

Marijata — “Break Through” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

The Moons — “Gammera” — Sleazy Surf! Vol 1

Tapper Zukie — “Liberation Struggle” —          Man Ah Warrior

Alan Vega — “Outlaw” — Collision Drive

Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville — “Mi Diable La” — Album III: Courage

Katch 22 — “Major Catastrophe” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Helene Velu & The Kilats — “Ku Takkan Lupakan Mu” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

                               

The Soul Smoochers — “Black Pepper” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

El Grupo Folclorico — “Tamba” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

Jade — “Paper Man” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Top Secret” — Gazolinn’

The Mar-Keys — “Last Night” — In The Beginning: The Mod Story

Jackie Mittoo — “Taste Of Living” — Keep On Dancing

Waiphot Phetsuphan — “Mia Chaa (My Darling)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

New York Dolls — “Bad Girl” — New York Dolls

Jean Paul El Troglodita — “Everything Is Gonna Change” — Back To Peru Vol. 2 : Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic

THE THIRD SET

The Undertones — “Get Over You” — The Undertones

Sexteto Miramar — “Salsa Boogaloo” — ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana

Squatty and the Bottys — “Soul” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby’s — “Peace Offering” — Dub Conference Vol.3

Ruth Brown & Group — “Mambo Baby” — Ai! Si! Si!: Mambo & Latin Flavoured Rhythm & Blues

Keyboard — “Think About It” — Hungry Man

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Wawa” — Press Color

Van Shipley — “Ghar Ki Murgi” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Sonny Fishback — “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” — Black Rock Rhythm Meat

Nyboma & Les Kamalé Dynamiques du Zaïre — “Mama Yo” — Pepe

Lou Millet — “Slip, Slip, Slippin’ In” — Sin Alley Part One

Quartette Tres Bien & Jeter Thompson — “Boss Tres Bien” — We Got Latin Soul: Boogaloo & Funk Too!

Terry Reid — “Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace” — Terry Reid

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…                      

Ennio Morricone feat. Edda Dell Orso — “Tette E Antenne, Tetti E Gonne (From “La Smagliatura”)” — Morricone Segreto (The Hidden, Dark-Tinged And Psychedelic Side Of The Maestro)

Pictured: James Brown.

James Brown had the whole week there at the Apollo. Go to the Apollo and see James Brown, damn fucking right. I mean, who would turn that down? He was a piece of work. So on the button. We thought we were a tight band! The discipline in the band impressed me more than anything else. On stage, James would snap his fingers if he thought somebody had missed a beat or hit a wrong note, and you could see the player’s face fall. He would signal the fine he had imposed with his fingers. These guys would be watching his hands. I even saw Maceo Parker, the sax player who was the architect of James Brown’s band–who I finally got to work with in the Winos–get fined about fifty bucks that night. It was a fantastic show. Mick’s looking at his foot moves. Mick took more notice than I did that day–lead singer, dancing, he calls the shots.

— Keith Richards (with James Fox), Life.

Another Saturday evening, business as usual at the Purple Bat Lounge. Reeshard & Lee-Roy returned to the DJ booth, the latter having recovered from minor injuries sustained after the big 7th Anniversary / Halloween show. So much music, so much liquor, so much indolence [Check one: (a) Horny (b) Stoned (c) Other]…click below to hear more…

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THE FIRST SET

People’s Choice — “Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long)” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Mixed Grill — “A Brand New Wayo” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Catalinas — “Banzai Washout” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Vol. 2: Point Panic!

I-Roy & Mudies All Stars — “Drifter (Rap)” — Quad Star Revolution 1

The Barons — “Don’t Blame Me” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol.1

Paul Labonne — “Ti Malgache Ti Madras” — Moris Zekler: Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70’s Mauritius

The Kinks — “House In The Country” — Face To Face [mono]

Sonik Omi — “Title Music” — Heeron Ka Chor OST

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

                            

Timmy Thomas — “Funky Me” — Miami Sound: Rare Funk & Soul From Miami Florida 1967-1974

THE SECOND SET

Wganda Kenya — “El Lobo” — Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91

The Medallions — “Blowin’ Through Yokohama Pt.1” — Blowin’ Through Yokohama!

Leroy Smart — “Trying To Wreck Up My Life” — Jackpot 45rpm

Alliance (Electric Indian) — “Cupid’s Holding” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Chirai Chaiyata & Sawanee Pattana — “You Should Die By Bullets” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

The Renegades — “Thirteen Women” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Michel Desgrottes Et Son Groupe Du Riviera Hotel — “Sirene Diamant” — Haitian Dance Bands Vol. 1 1949 – 1960 : Meringue, Biguine And Voodoo Folk From Haiti

Dave Hamilton — “Cracklin’ Bread” — Detroit City Grooves

Solo Hit — “Ododo” — Analog Africa 45rpm

THE THIRD SET

The Raybeats — “B-Gas Rickshaw” — Guitar Beat

Bantous / Mujos — “Les Krakmen” — Guitar Safari : Electric Explosion In Africa

ESG — “Tiny Sticks” — Come Away With ESG

Prince Jammy — “Brothers Of The Blade” — Kamikazi Dub

The Visions — “Route 66” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 2

Magdy Shabeeni — “Ya Dunnya Ley” — Yalla: Hitlist Egypt

James Brown — “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose” — In The Jungle Groove

THE FINAL SET

T.Rex — “Baby Strange” — The Slider

Pamelo Mounk’a — “L’Argent Appelle L’Argent” — Pamelo Mounk’a

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band — “Big Eyed Beans From Venus” — Clear Spot

Errol Brown & the Sky Nations — “Starlight In Dub” — Medley Dub

The Daniels — “Wee Wee” — Take It Off! Stag Party Special

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…               

Syrinx — “Ibistix” — Long Lost Relatives

Pictured: Jeff Beck (l.) & Keith Relf of the Yardbirds, from Blow-Up (1966, dir. M. Antonioni).

According to rock legend, the Who’s stage act was inspired by a lecture Townshend attended by Gustav Metzger, during which the auto-destructive Dadaist smashed a double bass. According to Townshend it was an accident that became a spectacle. While playing a gig at the Railway Tavern in Harrow & Wealdstone in September 1964, he cracked his guitar against the ceiling while ‘getting into feedback’, and when the audience started laughing he hid his embarrassment by pretending to have meant it and proceeding to destroy the guitar. The next day the place was packed.

— Richard Weight, MOD: A Very British Style.

In the run-up to Halloween (the only holiday endorsed by NCIP) this past Saturday, The Madison Theatre is running a fabulous, ever-so-creepy Barbara Steele double feature. DJ Lee-Roy still spends most of a given Saturday evening on the Outdoor Patio™, located adjacent to the back door of the Purple Bat Lounge, watching Lotsa Poppa throw exotic insects at the carriage-lamp-model bug zapper. Within the bar, 4 impeccably crafted sets of music designed to be played at lease-breaking volume are stitched together by Lee-Roy & (mostly) co-host Reeshard. A great time is had by all concerned. A recorded transcription of said time is now available — just down there a few pixels — for those of you at home who desire the Purple Bat experience, but don’t want to get anything on your outfit. Go ahead, click…see what happens… 

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 245 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Electric Indian — “My Cherie Amor” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Marijata — “No Condition Is Permanent” — Ghana Soundz Vol. 2: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in ‘70’s Ghana

The Tornadoes — “The Gremmie” — Surf & Drag Vol. 2

Kayoko Ishuu — “Bazazz No. 1” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’Roll 1965-70

Frank Zappa — “Tell Me You Love Me” — Chunga’s Revenge

P.M. 7 / Jupiter — “Sawan Bangkok” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

Betty James — “I’m A Little Mixed Up” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘n’ Roll / Savage Kick Vol. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

                                   

Devon Irons— “Vampire” — Arkology Reel I: Dub Organiser

THE SECOND SET

Nathaniel Mayer — “Leave Me Alone” — I Just Want to Be Held

King Somalie — “Le Mongui” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

James Brown — “Stoned To The Bone” — Make It Funky (The Big Payback: 1971-1975)

Blo — “Get That Groove In” — African Disco: Deep Disco From 1970’s Africa

Yardbirds — “What Do You Want?” — Roger the Engineer

The Techniques — “Fish Mouth” — Techniques In Dub

Booker T. & The MGs — “Tic-Tac-Toe” — The Definitive Soul Collection

Les Vikings — “Choc Vikings” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978

THE THIRD SET

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs — “Ring Dang Doo” — The MGM Singles 1965-1973

Halimah Ahmad & The Kilats — “Mimpiku” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Big Jay McNeely — “Hot Cinders” — The Deacon ‘53-‘55 Unabridged, Vol. 3

Los Yetis — “Cantemos” — Nadaismo A Go-Go

New York Dolls — “Personality Crisis” — New York Dolls

Charanjit Singh — “Pyar Chaiye Keh Paisa” — The Bombay Connection

Oscar & The Majestics — “Soul Finger” — Twistin’ Rumble!! 4

The Aggrovators — “Dunza Dub” — Rockers Almighty Dub

Kevin Ayers — “Sweet Deceiver” — Sweet Deceiver

THE FINAL SET

Buari — “Iro Le Pa” — Buari

The Centuries — “Outer Limits” — Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label

Pan Ron — “Why Follow Me” — Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia

Orgone — “Duck And Cover” — The Killion Floor

King Tubby — “African Roots” — Dub From The Roots

The Squires — “Do-Be-Do-Be-Wop-Wop” — Rumba Doowop ’55

Omar Khorshid — “Sidi Mansour (Master Monsour)” — Guitar El Chark

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…              

Angelo Badalamenti — “Alvin’s Theme” — The Straight Story OST